About nc-userimporter

This tool creates Nextcloud users from a CSV file, which you exported from some other software or created with a spreadsheet software.

Instructions

1. Download and extract the zip-file

   • in the repository: click "code"--> "download zip"
   • OR: https://github.com/t-markmann/nc-userimporter/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

2. Insert data:

   • config.xml: Insert your cloud-admin credentials into file config.xml. The user must have admin permissions in your Nextcloud.
   • users.csv: Insert the user data into the file users.csv or recreate it with the same columns in a spreadsheet software.

3. Start the tool:

   • Windows: doubleclick nc-user-manager.exe.
   • Linux / Mac: install all dependencies (https://github.com/t-markmann/nc-userimporter/wiki#install-dependencies-for-running-py-script) and run: python3 nc-userimporter.py
     • Troubleshooting: Make sure the file is executable (https://www.qwant.com/?q=make%20file%20executable%20linux / https://www.qwant.com/?q=make%20file%20executable%20mac)

4. Follow the interactive commandline instructions. Check output.log ("logs"-folder in script-directory) and your user overview in Nextcloud.

Output

Screenshot output example:

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ToDo

• improve documentation of features https://github.com/t-markmann/nc-userimporter/wiki#todo-documentation

Open features, not yet implemented (help appreciated):

• read config from CLI-input if config-file is empty; update config.xml with input values?
• add other userdata